Hugh Burden
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1913-04-03
- Died
- 1985-05-17
- Place of birth
- Colombo, Ceylon. [now Sri Lanka]
Biography
From Wikipedia
Hugh Burden (3 April 1913 – 17 May 1985) was an English actor and playwright.
He was the son of a colonial official and was educated at Beaumont College and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and RADA. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and in London's West End before military service in the Hampshire Regiment and the Indian Army from 1939 to 1942.
He made appearances in numerous UK television plays and series including Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970), The Crezz (1976), Sykes (1979), Strange Report (1968) and The Avengers (1963). He played the title role in The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1969). His many film appearances include One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), The Way Ahead (1944), Fame Is the Spur (1947), Malta Story (1953), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) and The Ruling Class (1972).
He also acted in radio plays and was known for readings of the works of authors such as T. S. Eliot and Evelyn Waugh.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Doctor Who
1963
as Channing
The Avengers
1961
as Sir Bruno Laker
Crown Court
1972
as Percival Padmore QC
Z-Cars
1962
as Philip Turnbull-Smythe
Playhouse
1974
as Lawrence Hastings
Theatre 625
1964
as Narrator (voice) / Brian Hooper
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Stephen
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Szekiel the Tailor
No Hiding Place
1959
as Langford / Rennington
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Gordon van Ketzler
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Edwin / Husband / Ronald
Maigret
1960
as Guillaume Serre
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Edward Gardner
Drama 61-67
1961
as Philip Witt / Paul Farrow
Sykes
1972
as Head of Light Entertainment
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Protopopov
Suspense
1962
as Gil / The Author
Strange Report
1969
as James
Somerset Maugham Hour
1960
as Don Pedro
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Oliver
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Charles Morrow
The Misfit
1970
as Mr. Turgoose
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Lee Warren / Roger Alvanley / Lionel Green / Supt. O'Leary
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Mr. J.G. Reeder
Movies (24)
Funeral in Berlin
1966
as Hallam
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971
as Geoffrey Dandridge
The Way Ahead
1944
as Pvt. Bill Parsons
Malta Story
1953
as Eden
The Ruling Class
1972
as Matthew Peake
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Tim Maxwell
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Haines
Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space
1970
as Channing
The House in Nightmare Park
1973
as Reggie Henderson
The Statue
1971
as Sir Geoffrey
Dr. Fischer of Geneva
1984
as Divisionaire Krueger
The Best House in London
1969
as Lord Tennyson
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie
Fame Is the Spur
1947
as Arnold Ryerson
Ghost Ship
1952
as Dr. Fawcett
Gossip from the Forest
1979
as Marshall Foch
Ships with Wings
1941
as Sub.Lt. Weatherby
The Secret Partner
1961
as Charles Standish
Sleeping Car to Trieste
1948
as Mills
The Inn Way Out
1967
as Henry Meadows
Not Counting the Savages
1972
The Life of Anton Bruckner
1998
as Self (voice)
Fairies
1978
as Edward Gardner
Kites
1976
as Hastings
About Hugh Burden
From Wikipedia Hugh Burden (3 April 1913 – 17 May 1985) was an English actor and playwright. He was the son of a colonial official and was educated at Beaumont College and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and RADA. He then appeared on stage in repertory theatre in Croydon and in London's West End before military service in the Hampshire Regiment and the Indian Army from 1939 to 1942. He made appearances in numerous UK television plays and series including Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space (1970), The Crezz (1976), Sykes (1979),… With 49 credits spanning from 1941 to 1998, Hugh Burden has appeared in 24 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hugh Burden Movies
- Funeral in Berlin (1966) — as Hallam
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) — as Geoffrey Dandridge
- The Way Ahead (1944) — as Pvt. Bill Parsons
- Malta Story (1953) — as Eden
- The Ruling Class (1972) — as Matthew Peake
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